PlatinumZealot wrote:Do we have another corner where you need big balls?
Maybe not, but I'll add some of the 'bigger ball' corners.
Suzuka
1st corner
Degner curves
130R
Spa
Pouhon
Blanchimont
GB
Copse
Maggotts & Becketts complex
Brazil
Ferradura
Monaco
The tunnel
Swimming Pool chicane
All historic.
I think this really highlights the problem with modern circuit design. While a lot of the new circuits incorporate elevation changes and a variety of corners (angles, cambers, etc...), they only pose a technical challenge to the driver.
I.e. the only limitation posed by modern track layouts is the theoretical upper bound dictated by the car/tyre combination, and the ability of the driver to approach that theoretical limit consistently.
There is not even a hint of personal restriction at play; self-preservation in other words. A 'brain' limit suggesting you shouldn't go faster, even though theory dictates you could; driver differentiation through 'bravery' no longer exists as it once may have.
I guess, given trends toward increasing safety and vehicle sophistication, this is to be expected.